Advertising device.



PATENTED `JULY 3o, 1907.

J. T. H. MITCHELL. ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 141.411.113. 1901.

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. H. MITCHELL.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1s. 1907.

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JOHN T. H. MITOEIELL,

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Specification of Letters Patent.v

' ratenteirtny so, 1907.

Application filed Harel! 18,1907. Serial No. 362,929.

To' all whom it may concern:

Be it know'ri that I, JOHN T. of the Unitedstatesand a resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Devices, of which th following is a full, clear, and exact description, such 'as tions, tu the end that the portion, F, torn from the remainder of the sheet.

-reference to the accompanying drawings,`

portion r flap, G, is of less width.

wiibenable others skilled in the ait -to which it appertains to make and use the same.

M y invention relates to advertising deviees\and has particular reference to improvements in advertising devices of the class commonly known as circulars or postal vletters or cards.,

'Ihe'objeet of my invention is-to provide a unique advertising de vice to be sent by mail and which shall at once constitute a personal letter and a gift of such value as to insure its preservation bythe person who receives V Withthis object in View my invention consists generally in' an advertising device Comprising a sheet of thick paper or cardboard having on one side a letter head and a personally addressed letter bearing the signature of the sender at the bottom, said sheet being scored in such manner that .its ends form flaps to fold upon the intermediate part and thereby conceal the face of the letter and the wider of said end parts or por? tions having on its back or outer side a gift picture or the like and so 'connected to the balance of the sheet that it may bereadily detached therefrom. l

My invention will `be more readily understood by forming a part of this specification and in which.;

Figure l illustrates the letter face of an advertising device embodying my invention', Fig. 2 the back or outer side thereof; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the d eviee, partially bont at the transverse creases; Fig. 4 is aperspective View of the outer side, illustrating the address aud stamp, affixed to the intermediate portion in order to preserve the gift portion intact or free from blemish', and 'Figl 5 is a perspective view of the device folded iand sealed ready for mailing.

As shown in the drawings my novel advertising device comprises a thick, preferably rectangular sheet of paper or card board and its inner' side presents the appearance of an ordinary personal letter bearing at the, top a letter head, A, and at the bottom a signature, B. The sheet is transversely scored on two lines C and D, dividing the sheet into. three portions, E, F and G. The end portion or flap, I", is of substantially the same width as the intermediate portion E, While the end The scoring, C, may of a row of perfor. may be readily The inner face and preferably does take the form H. MITCHELL, a citizen of the portion, F, bears the letter head, A, and its outer face bearsV anattractive picture or the like, making this portion of the retentio'nvhy the addressee.

Obviously the keeping of the portion F by the person'. receying it, results in .the retention of the full name .and address-of the sender or addressor. The address of the person tofvrhornv 'or typed upon the back of the intermediate portion, E,

as shown in Fig.l 4 and the stamp is also preferably attached to this portion to prevent marring of the picture in the mails. When the device hasj'bcen addressed' and stamped the'sheet is folded to conceal the face 0i the letter, the small fia-p being folded between the parts or portions, E and F. The free edges of the portions F and G are then fastened together by a small gulnmed sticker or seal, H, as sho'wn in Fig. 5. The person receiving the device simply breaks the seal and r on opening the device; finds the communication which has been addressed to him, thenldesiring to save the gift portion, and therewiththe address of the giver, tears the portion F from theisheet.

I have found this device to be of great value in` ad vertising various things and wares and find that as a general thing the gifts orpietures are preserved by those who receive them. i

A special advantage attaching to my device is, that although it is a personal letter when mailed, it is nevertheless received by the post office as third class matter and passes through the mails at a cost of only one cent. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure byvLeiiers Patent is,

1. '.lhe herein described advertising device comprising n cardboard sheet of'subsruntially commercial letter-paper form and size. scored transversely to form upper and lower iinps to fold upon the intermediate portion. the entire inner side oi' said sheet heiner adapted to hear n printed letter with proper letter head upon the upper flap portion and a signature at the bellona-one of said ilnp portions comprising a gift to be detached from theremander, and means for sealing the free edges of the sheet. when folded for mailing, substantially as described.

2. 'lhe herein described advertising device comprising a sheet ot' substantially eommereinl leiter' form and size paper transversely scored-to form'upper und lower llnps to fold upon the inierlmdhrie portion. the upper linp portion comprising n gift to he detached from the remainder to be provided on its inner side with a leiter hond and upon its reverse "with an nttruetlve picture, substantially us deserlbed.

lh testimony whereof. 11th daof March, 12107, iup; witnesses.

l have hereunto set my hand, this in the presence of two subserih4 A. 7. NELSON;

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